At 06:25 AM 1/23/2003 -0500, you wrote: >Susan, > >I think we are talking about different springs. The hammer butt springs >don't have anything to do with any part of the jack. > >Regards, >Clyde I see -- I saw "coils" and thought you meant a coil spring -- the jack spring. No, I've never know the coil end of the hammer spring to make a noise. Yes, I think that lubrication (out of the piano) would be the way to go. I have known hammer springs to break up there, due to chemical reactions between the metal and something in the spring rail felt. Susan
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